wade

[1]	ford , cross , traverse , walk , make one's way
[2]	paddle , play , splash
[3]	wade in/into , enter , get in (or into) , join (in)attack , approach , get/set to work , plunge/dive into
[4]	wade through , plough through , work (one's) way through , hammer/pound away at , plod through , peg away at

[1]	Virginia Wade